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Rittenhouse Medal (1990) Clyde William Tombaugh / ˈtɒmbaʊ / (February 4, 1906 – January 17, 1997) was an American astronomer. He discovered the ninth planet Pluto in 1930, the first object to be discovered in what would later be identified as the Kuiper belt.
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Clyde William Tombaugh (February 4, 1906 – January 17, 1997) was an American astronomer. He discovered Pluto in 1930. Biography. Tombaugh was born in a ranch near Streator, Illinois. [1] . After his family moved to Burdett, Kansas, Tombaugh planned to attend college.
- American
- January 17, 1997 (aged 90), Las Cruces, New Mexico, U.S.
- February 4, 1906, in a ranch near Streator, Illinois, U.S.
- Astronomer
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Pluto was discovered in 1930 by Clyde W. Tombaugh, making it by far the first known object in the Kuiper belt. It was immediately hailed as the ninth planet , but it was always the odd object out, [15] : 27 and its planetary status was questioned when it was found to be much smaller than expected.
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- Clyde W. Tombaugh
- February 18, 1930
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Jan 17, 1997 · A Man of Universal Wonder. Date of Birth. February 4, 1906. Date of Death. January 17, 1997. Clyde W. Tombaugh was born in 1906 in Streator, Illinois. He attended high school in Streator and moved with his family to a farm in Western Kansas, where a hailstorm destroyed the family’s crops, dashing his hopes of attending college.
It was at the Lowell Observatory that the dwarf planet Pluto was discovered in 1930 by Clyde Tombaugh. The observatory was founded by astronomer Percival Lowell of Boston's Lowell family and is overseen by a sole trustee, a position historically handed down through the family.
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Aug 15, 2015 · On February 18, 1930, at only 24 years of age, Clyde Tombaugh made a historic discovery. A young astronomer fascinated with the stars, Tombaugh found what was then believed to be the 9th planet of our solar system.
May 18, 2015 · In 1924, Clyde subscribed to Popular Astronomy and was inspired to build his own telescope after reading an article in that magazine about the markings of Jupiter. His first attempt was an 8-inch ...
